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Jurgen Klopp's side dominated possession in the first-half, but went ahead in dramatic fashion in the closing stages of the half. Shaqiri twice messed up shots from good positions and the home side's profligacy should really have been punished, with Ryan Sessegnon dragging wide when clean through on goal before Alisson nearly parried an Andre Schurrle shot into his path.

Why Hansen is willing to play this one up is anyone's guess but he'll most definitely have his reasons. After Saturday's error-strewn performance against Argentina , Schmidt is faced with a selection dilemma. "With the national team he has already compiled some good success and certainly he has the confidence of the players". The All Blacks are the kind of unforgiving outfit who will expose any weakness and they possess two of the most dynamic, skilful No 2s in the game in Codie Taylor ...

Real Betis took advantage of their numerical strength just two minutes after red card was shown to Rakitic to make the scores 4-2 in the 83rd minute - Sergio Canales the goal scorer. Barca had chances but Betis were soon pouring forward again, with Junior's cross evading everyone except Giovani Lo Celso on the opposite flank. With less than nine minutes to the end of regulation period, Ivan Rakitic was handed marching order after receiving a second yellow to as the home team were reduced ...

It's hardly been a fairy tale story during his time in Houston . The Rockets would be responsible for paying the 34-year-old Anthony that contract should the team decide to waive him. "He's been great with us, as coach [Mike D'Antoni] said yesterday". Anthony missed 10 of 11 shots in Houston's 98-80 loss to Oklahoma City on Thursday night.

But Atlanta (4-4) didn't hesitate to add Irvin to bolster their pass rush. In fact, McKinley tweeted to Irvin "let's eat", implying the meal starts on Sunday against rookie Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns (1 p.m. The Falcons are a team that struggled during the first quarter of the season. Offensively the team is clicking with Matt Ryan playing at an MVP level taking care of the football (19 TD's to 3 Int's) and making clutch throws.

Barrett and Cam Reddish led the Blue Devils to a 34-point, season-opening win over Kentucky . In fact, up until about the midway point of the second half, the victory was still in doubt as the Black Knights continued to pour in uncontested threes, many of which came in transition as the Blue Devils failed to get back.

Salomon Rondon scored his first Premier League goal for Newcastle when the on-loan West Brom striker netted from close range in the seventh minute. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's void at King Power stadium was felt by everyone at Leicester City including his son, Aiyawatt, who looked at his father's empty seat in a heartbreaking moment.

The "Greek Freak" notched up 24 points, with nine rebounds and 4 assists. The Golden State Warriors will look drastically different Saturday night against the Brooklyn Nets . The Warriors faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in the last four NBA Finals, but without star player LeBron James, the Cavaliers have plummeted to the bottom of the league.

Harvick kept the win, but it won't allow him to earn an automatic berth into the championship round. Talking to reporters in a Wednesday night teleconference about the penalty to Stewart-Haas Racing's No. Spoilers will be checked at Phoenix this weekend, Miller said, and NASCAR will likely ramp up its penalties next year. "I think we're getting into borderline ridiculous territory".

But they will nearly certainly look to add depth at the position next week after placing Cameron Meredith on injured reserve Wednesday and Ted Ginn Jr . After all, he was asking for a lot of money. I've always been a good guy, you can ask my teammates. "He kept having the swelling week in and week out and he really was pushing through it", Payton said.

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince has revealed that Anthony Martial could become better than Chelsea forward Eden Hazard if he continues on the right track. He knows it and I've told him. " It's been a while since he's been in the French team , with good periods and more hard periods", said coach Didier Deschamps of Martial's return to the worldwide fold.

Sterling has been rewarded for a strong start to the season in which he's scored seven goals for City and a brace for England against Spain. Certain fans never forgive a player for leaving their club to join a direct rival, but the trophies Sterling has since won with City more than justify his motives.

For South Africa , Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada picked up three wickets each. South Africa were also unchanged, retaining the allrounder Dwaine Pretorius at No. Du Plessis and David Miller shared a 78-run stand before the skipper dragged Pat Cummins onto his stumps for 47. However, Pretorius swung the game back in South Africa's favour by dismissing Marsh in the next over, when the left-hander looked to whip one towards the leg side but ended up skying it to Heinrich Klaasen ...

Niko Kovac's troops were organised defensively towards the end of the half and went into the break with a 1-0 lead, as Dortmund failed to mount a serious attempt at goal. The hosts then laid siege to the Bayern box, with Reus and Alcacer wasting golden chances, before Reus making amends with his eighth goal of the season, an unstoppable one-touch missile that left keeper Neuer frozen to the spot.

Murray scored a career-high 49 points and attempted a three-pointer in the final seconds instead of dribbling to run out the clock. He made a decision to launch a late triple for one last shot at 50 points - a move that didn't sit well with Celtics guard Kyrie Irving .

His historic franchise-record 70-point game in Boston on March 24, 2017 had him become the the youngest player to ever score 70 (or 60) points in a game and he joined Wilt Chamberlain (six times), Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, Elgin Baylor and David Robinson as the only players in National Basketball Association history to score at least 70 points in a game.

In previous matches, Anderson has a 6-2 head to head lead, but this year, Thiem has won both their meetings in straight sets. This year's ATP Finals at the O2, London, which pits the world's top 8 players against each other, also marks the return of Kei Nishikori after a long injury-induced break and a lucky break-he made it into the top 8 after Juan Martin Del Potro , the world No.4, withdrew from the event.

Manchester United and Manchester City's French players are set to party in Paris on Sunday night, irrespective of the result of the Manchester derby, sources have told ESPN FC. United supporters will be hoping Lukaku is fully fit for Sunday's eagerly anticipated derby after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury.

New Zealand's decision to bat first didn't reap the desired rewards they had hoped for, as a determined Pakistan side restricted them to 209-9 off their 50 overs. Taylor scored his 43rd fifty but it included just three fours and a six as New Zealand ended up on 209/9. Taylor, once again very patient, had his sights on playing to the end and was happy to see through this passage.